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Cereals, Oilseeds, Other

GRAINS-Wheat up 2 percent as dollar wilts, exports rise

* Wheat due for a bounce, was oversold * Corn and soybeans gain as supplies shrink * Falling dollar lends support (New throughout to report upturn in the market, adds fresh analyst quotes, changes dateline from PARIS/SINGAPORE) By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures leaped 2 percent on
Cereals, Oilseeds, Other

GRAINS-Wheat up 2 percent as dollar wilts, exports rise

* Wheat due for a bounce, was oversold * Corn and soybeans gain as supplies shrink * Falling dollar lends support (New throughout to report upturn in the market, adds fresh analyst quotes, changes dateline from PARIS/SINGAPORE) By Sam Nelson CHICAGO, May 23 (Reuters) - Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures leaped 2 percent on
Cereals, Oilseeds, Other

GRAINS-Corn edges lower after 3 pct gain on China demand

SYDNEY, May 23 (Reuters) - U.S. corn fell on Thursday as traders banked profits after the grain surged nearly 3 percent in the previous session on news of strong demand from China. FUNDAMENTALS * Chicago Board Of Trade July corn fell 0.38 percent to $6.56 a bushel, having gained 2.89 percent in the previous session.
Harvest Moon expands food initiative
Country Crossroads, Other livestock

Harvest Moon expands food initiative

Local buying clubs take the burden of direct marketing off the shoulders of small farm operators

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The six-year-old initiative connects consumers and farmers through buying clubs and pickup sites. Customers place and pay for the orders online and later pickup their order at a site set up by the buying club in that area. Last year, there were four sites in Winnipeg and one in Starbuck. But organizers are now adding
Linda Malcolmson, Cigi’s manager of special crops, oilseeds and pulses says the establishment of a pulse-processing facility and the skilled team operating it is one of the things she’s most proud of from her time at Cigi. That team includes technologist (l) Gina Boux, and project managers Peter Frolich and Heather Maskus. Lindsay Bourre, a technical specialist (not pictured) is also part of Cigi’s pulse team. Photo: Lorraine Stevenson
News, Pulses

A job well done

Linda Malcolmson retires from Cigi after 30 years

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Colleagues are lining up to bid farewell to food scientist Linda Malcolmson who retires at the end of May with the Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) — and it’s a long line. In a career spanning 30 years, including 15 as Cigi’s manager of special crops, oilseeds and pulses, Malcolmson has worked with a plethora
Beef cattle, News

Mechanically tenderized meats will have to be labelled

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As of July 2, federally inspected meat plants in Canada will be required to label beef steaks or roasts that have been mechanically tenderized, the federal government announced May 17. The move is part of new mandatory federal requirements designed to strengthen control over E. coli. Contaminated needles used to mechanically tenderize meat were identified
Cereals, News

CWB issues final annual report from single-desk era

Ownership of the board's assets is still disputed

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Cereals sold through the Canadian Wheat Board last year fetched prices ranging from $7.48 to $15.30 a tonne more than U.S. prices, the board’s final annual report under the single-desk era shows. The Canadian Wheat Board earned $7.2 billion in revenue, distributing $4.85 billion to farmers — the third highest for both on record —

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